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PITTSBURGH -- It was with the hunger of a guy who had not picked up a point in the playoffs that Colin Greening raced to the Pittsburgh Penguins net and jammed in the Senators' only goal Tuesday.

His teammates need to play with that same desperation going forward if Ottawa is going to make this a series.

"I guess you kind of look at it like it was a nice thing to be able to get the monkey off the back, but at the end of the day you always hope those goals come in games you win," said Greening, the only Senator to play all five games without registering a goal or an assist in the opening-round elimination of the Habs. "Unfortunately, that wasn't the case."

The line of Greening, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Erik Condra was the Senators' best Tuesday. They were the only three players to register a plus rating in the 4-1 loss.

"I honestly feel that (Tuesday) my stick was pretty good, I was shooting the puck pretty well," said Greening. "But it's interesting, sometimes you get chances and sometimes you don't.

"At the end of the day, I think for a player like myself, I need to realize what my role is. If I'm out with the third or fourth line, obviously they want a physical presence, and someone you can play well defensively. Getting points isn't always the main concern for myself."

Ottawa Sens forward Colin Greening makes strides

PITTSBURGH -- It was with the hunger of a guy who had not picked up a point in the playoffs that Colin Greening raced to the Pittsburgh Penguins net and jammed in the Senators' only goal Tuesday.

His teammates need to play with that same desperation going forward if Ottawa is going to make this a series.

"I guess you kind of look at it like it was a nice thing to be able to get the monkey off the back, but at the end of the day you always hope those goals come in games you win," said Greening, the only Senator to play all five games without registering a goal or an assist in the opening-round elimination of the Habs. "Unfortunately, that wasn't the case."